[Image: Birth certificate amendment laws by U.S. state and territory. Screenshot from the Movement Advancement Project.]

Today’s post on Medium continues my thoughts about documenting name and gender changes.

[Image: Members of El/La Para TransLatinas speak on a stage in the Compton’s Transgender Cultural District, at the 2019 San Francisco Trans March.]

Today’s post on Medium is about being normal, vs being extraordinary.

[Image: Screenshot from the California DMV identification card application. The text reads “What is your sex?” with the options of “Female”, “Male”, and “Nonbinary”, and explanatory text about changing gender categories.]

Today’s post on Medium is about non-binary gender options on identification documents.

[Image: “Second gender reveal explosion in two days”. Screenshot from KCCI, Des Moines, Iowa.]

Today’s post on Medium is about a disturbing trend in explosive gender reveal parties.

[Image: Name tags with a variety of pronouns in a variety of colors, from Non-Newtonian Gender Fluid.]

Today’s post on Medium is just what the title implies: “Promoting Broad Disclosure of Pronouns“.

[Image: Selfie of Pax with black hat, white tank top, and purple cape]

Today’s post on Medium, “Trans Heat Wave Diary“, is about surviving hot weather while suffering from gender dysphoria.

[Image: Pax Ahimsa Gethen header image]

Today’s post on Medium, “Deadnaming and Reclaiming“, is about the importance of honoring the chosen names of trans people.

[Image: Close-up of Pax’s eyes.]

Today’s post on Medium, “Eyeballs Have No Gender“, is about a recent medical issue I experienced, and the need for trans-affirming medical care.